Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts. Abandoned and set adrift in a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow was rescued by Osh, the man who found and raised her, and Miss Maggie their fierce neighbor. Crow has always wanted to know more about her past, and information from a nearby island begins to offer some clues. Crow's search will lead her to understand the true meaning of family.